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Hundreds of CPS employees set to retire

More teachers than ever are leaving this year, the result of changes in the rules for retirement benefits. The impact on education is difficult to measure, but there is no denying a dramatic shift is underway.

More teachers than ever are leaving this year, the result of changes in the rules for retirement benefits. The impact on education is difficult to measure, but there is no denying a dramatic shift is underway.

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Updated: 6:31 PM EDT May 8, 2015

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WEBVTT TIGHTLIPPED TONIGHT ABOUT WHICHHOTEL COULD BECOMING.A LOT OF PEOPLE AREDISAPPOINTED THAT THEY'LL BETEACHING LONGER ANDGETTING LESSFOR THEIR RETIREMENT.SHEREE: A SURGE OF TEACHERRETIREMENTS AT THE END OF THISSCHOOL YEAR AND TONIGHT CHANGESIN THE RULESFOR RETIREMENTBENEFITS HAVE MORE SEARCHERSTHAN EVER LEAVING.MIKE: RETIREMENTBENEFITS STARTDECREASING THIS YEAR FOR PUBLICSCHOOL TEACHERS.SHEREE: THERE IS AN INCENTIVE TOGET OUT NOW, TEACHERS ARE DOINGIT IN DROVES.MIKE: LEAVING MANY DISTRICTAROUNDTHE STATE.JOHN LONDON LIVE WITH IMPACT ONED INDICATION.JOHN: WHILE YOUHAVE A LOT OFEXPERIENCE ON ONE HAND YOU HAVEA DOOR OF OPPORTUNITYOPENINGFOR RECENT COLLEGE GRADUATES ONTHE OTHER AND AT SOME SCHOOLSTHECHANGE OVER IS DRAMATIC.MISS ARMSTRONG AS THE SECONDGRADERS CALL HER IS INTHE HOMESTRETCH.LIKE SO MANY IN THIS DISTRICTAND ACROSS OHIO SHE DOESN'T HAVETO RETIRE BUT BECAUSEOF THECHANGING EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENTSHE IS.THINGSARE SO DIFFERENT FROMWHAT I FEEL THEY SHOULD BE.REPORTER: SHE HAS BEEN TEACHINGFOR 25 YEARS.I THINK IT'S JUST TIME.IT WAS JUST TIME.JOHN: BILL KENNEDY HAS 30 YEARSIN THE PUBLICSYSTEM, 41 TOTAL.HE'D LIKE TO KEEP TEACHING BUTUNDER THE NEW RETIREMENT SYSTEMWOULD LOSEMONEY AND BENEFITS.KILGORE HAS 26 TEACHERS, FIVEARE RETIRING THISYEAR.WHEN YOU ADD LAST YEAR'S NUMBERTO NEXT YEAR'S THAT'S HALF THESTAFF.CINCINNATI WILL SEEAT LEAST 200RETIREMENTS THIS SPRING, MANYOTHER DISTRICT ARE EXPERIENCINGWHAT SOME CALLA TEACHER BRAINDRAIN.RECUTE THE EFFORTS ARE RUNNINGFULLBORE.WE ARE ABOUT 60% OF HIREDALREADY.REPORTER: THE SUPERINTENDENTCREDITS EARLY NOTICE FROMTHETEACHER'S UNION.THEY MOVED UP A JOB FAIR TOATTRACT GRADS WITHED INDICATIONDEGREES FROM XAVIER ANDSURROUNDING UNIVERSITIES.STARTING TEACHERS SALARYINOUR SCHOOL DISTRICT IS OVER$40,000.REPORTER: WE ARE TOLD ONEMOTIVATING FACTOR FOR RETIREMENTNOW ISTESTING, SEEN ASEXCESSIVE BY MANY EDUCATORS.THEUNKNOWNS AROUND THE TESTAND HAVING THAT 50% OF TEACHERSEVALUATION I THINK THAT ISCAUSING GREATANXIETY.REPORTER: CAROL IS PART OF THEHE CAN SATISFACTORY DUST ON HERWAY OUTSHE BELIEVES THE CHANGESWILL WORK OUT IN THE LONG RUN.IT IS MORE OUTSIDE OF THE BOXTHINKING, WHICHI THINK FORSTUDENTS IN LEARNING ISCRITICAL.THERE IS NO ONE WAY FOR A CHILDTOLEARN.JOHN: AND TEACHER REPS TELL USTHIS HASBEEN A PRETTY DIFFICULTYEAR FOR TEACHERS PRIMARILYBECAUSE YOU HAVE THE AMOUNT OFTESTING.THERE WILLBE TENRECOMMENDATIONS TO ADDRESSCONCERNS ABOUT EXCESSIVE TESTINGTHAT WILLBE PRESENTED FOR THENEXT STATE BUDGET BILL.REPORTING LIVE, JOHNLONDON,WLWT NEWS 5.MIKE: THANK YOU.

Hundreds of CPS employees set to retire

More teachers than ever are leaving this year, the result of changes in the rules for retirement benefits. The impact on education is difficult to measure, but there is no denying a dramatic shift is underway.